Shoe-shaping means.



D. A. MOYER.

SHOE SHAPING MEANS.

APPLICATION F|LED 0CT.27, 1916.

1,224, 198. Patented Mayl, 1917.

I 41 STATES PATENT FFEOE.

DAVID A. IVIOYEB, OF BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-SHAPING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID A. Monte, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birdsboro, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Shoe- Shaping Means, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to the manufacture of shoes and has been used with advantage in making turn shoes, although its utility is probably not limited to that class of shoes.

It is recognized as important in the making of shoes to get the upper snugly forward on the last before wrapping it over the forepart of the last and considerable attention is given to drafting the upper forwardly for this purpose. The drafting strain is, however, applied to the forepart of the upper and is not altogether effective upon the rear part. I have devised a novel apparatus adapted to be used in connection with the practice of my novel method claimed in co-pending application Ser. No. 116,865, filed August 25, 1916, for obtaining more close fitting of uppers to the rear part of lasts than has heretofore been secured.

The illustrated embodiment of this invention comprises a form similar in shape at its rear end to the rear part of a last and adapted to receive around it the rear part of a shoe upper and permit the upper to be moved laterally first in one direction and then in the other in rubbing contact therewith for stretching and shaping the upper. Combined with this form I preferably employ a gage arranged to be engaged by the lower margin of the upper for so locating the upper relatively to the form that the shaping will take place in proper position to form a heel pocket or concavity in the rear part of the upper. The invention will more fully appear from the following description read in connection with the accompanying drawings and will then be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 indicates a turn shoe upper as the assembler receives it, and an upper shaping device embodying this invention and to which the upper is being applied.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device provided to aid the assembler in shaping the upper.

Fig. 3 illustrates the shaping operation.

Fig. 1 shows an upper after treatment.

turn shoe is indicated at 2 and its l1n1ng at 4, it being the practice, as is well understood, to assemble turn shoes with the upperinside the lining. In this class of shoes particularly the loose upper is lacking in precision of form and if applied directly to a last would not fit the rear part of the last snugly but would pucker and wrinkle thereon in such a way that only by excessive pulling upon the fore art, if at all, could the upper be made to 't the rear part of the last closely. The form 10 embodying this invention is vertically convex on its rear end face to adapt it to produce a concavity or pocket in an upper which is stretched over it. The form may advantageously be a metallic block secured by a bolt 13 and nut 16 to the upper end of an appropriate stand 14:. I preferably employ a gage plate 15, extending laterally with relation to the sides of the form 10 into position to engage and support the lower edge of the upper and determine the vertical relation of the upper to the form. As shown, the form 10 and gage plate 15 are spaced apart by means of a member 12 which may be an integral neck on the lower part of the form 10 or may be a washer. For convenience in use the form is mounted at an angle such that it is inclined downwardly and forwardly toward the operator in a position facilitating a movement of the upper around the form as indicated in Fig. 3.

In using the invention an upper, which is lining side out in the case of a turn shoe, is applied over the form as shown in Fig. 1 and then is moved as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3 to effect a see-sawing motion around the form to stretch, smooth and shape it into the condition suggested by Fig. 4, the gage 15 preferably locating the work with relation to the form 10 so that the margin 5 of the upper, which is to be lasted in over the heel seat of the shoe, shall not be stretched.

Having explained the nature of this invention and described how it may be used, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. An upper shaping device comprising a form similar in shape at its rear end to the rear part of a last, and a support on which the form is sustained sole face downward with clearance for permitting unobs'tructecl application of the rear part of a shoe upper to the form from above, said support projecting rearwardly with relation to the lower edge of the form to constitute a gage for the lower margin of an upper applied to the form.

2. An upper shaping device comprising a form similar in shape at its rear end to the rear part of a last, means for sustaining the form sole face downward with clearance for permitting unobstructed application of the rear part of a shoe upper to the form and a rearward projection located with relation to the lower edge of the form to constitute a gage for the lower margin of an upper applied to the form. v

3. An upper shaping device comprising a form similar in shape at its rear end to the rear part of a last and mounted with clearance to permit unobstructed application of the rear part of an upper to the form from above and to permit the upper to be see-- sawed forth and back around the form to shape it so that it will set smoothly against the rear end of its last when applied thereto, and gaging means arranged to position the upper vertically with relation to the form.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

DAVID A. MOYER.

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